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Nehemiah 3:7

Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.

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ASV

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

KJV

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
יָדָ֨םya.Damhand theirH3027 →
הֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.che.Zikhe repairedH2388 →
מְלַטְיָ֣הme.lat.YahMelatiahH4424 →
הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יha.giv.'o.Nithe GibeoniteH1393 →
וְיָדוֹן֙ve.ya.dOnand JadonH3036 →
הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יha.me.Ro.no.Tithe MeronothiteH4824 →
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
גִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onGibeonH1391 →
וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.Pahand <the> MizpahH4709 →
לְכִסֵּ֕אle.khi.Se'to [the] seat ofH3678 →
פַּחַ֖תpa.Chat[the] governor ofH6346 →
עֵ֥בֶר'E.verbeyondH5676 →
הַנָּהָֽר׃ סha.na.Harthe RiverH5104 →

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2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)Joshua 9:3–27But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.Nehemiah 2:7–8I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.Nehemiah 3:19And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

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